The ESTER programme aims to improve and internationalise the training of a new generation of scholars in the field. To attain these goals, ESTER organises two annual events: the Datini-ESTER Advanced Seminar and the Research Design Course.

Research Design Course

The ESTER Research Design Course takes place in a different city each year. At this three-day conference, up to 40 PhD candidates present and discuss their research design, guided by a team of senior scholars from the ESTER network. This gathering of  PhD students from different European universities working in social and economic history leads to fruitful discussions that will help to put PhD projects on track to timely completion.

Programme Research Design Course in Vienna (pdf)


Monday, 25 September 2023, 16-17.30h:
Discussion session "Publishing for dummies" by Jaco Zuijderduijn - open to all PhD candidates in the field